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Yesterday's brutal stabbing in Chelsea may have been the culmination of a violent domestic conflict. via Bostonist

“Financial services companies represent a $24 billion industry in Boston, and I've made it a priority that we focus on what ways to strengthen and grow this sector”

Boston Herald Business Reporter Reporter Scott Van Voorhis brings 15 years of aggressive reporting to a wide range of topics that affect the Hub's business community and residents. via Boston Herald

In the battle of creepiness, the Church of Scientology scored a decisive win against Anonymous, the shady group of internet hackers and hooligans who have spent the past few months protesting the controversial ... via Bostonist

“I'm very disappointed to hear of this news, but will support my wife and her family through this. I hope this incident is the catalyst necessary to help him address his personal issues.”

A Boston firefighter on disability leave faces drug charges after allegedly purchasing Oxycontin on Friday. via Cw56.com

“They're working well together”

Mayor Thomas M. Menino has asked National Grid and the Boston Water and Sewer Commission to give the city a joint assessment of how a 12-inch water main break Saturday led to a loss of natural gas service for ... via Boston Globe

“I have a ton of investors from around the world banking on it being as good as gold”

Boston Herald Business Reporter Reporter Scott Van Voorhis brings 15 years of aggressive reporting to a wide range of topics that affect the Hub's business community and residents. via Boston Herald

A single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a South Boston man early Sunday morning, according to Virginia State Police. via WSLS

“Our workshop leaders will guide attendees through applications and use cases or scenarios so they can truly experience the technologies in use”

April 28, 2008, Chatsworth, CA-- Campus Technology 2008, the 15th annual higher education technology conference and expo will open at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA on July 28. via T.H.E. Journal

Drivers are being strongly urged to avoid Boston's financial district and take public transportation to work after a weekend water main break that flooded the underground gas system.

Officials said Congress Street would be reduced to one lane Monday and that the presence of trucks and other equipment would significantly impact traffic in the area.

National Grid has already pumped more than 26,000 gallons of water out of the flooded system. Hundreds of gas customers in the financial district and the North End lost service when the flood early Saturday morning caused a nearby gas line to rupture. Read more

“It doesn't matter what I have to do.”

Most students at Boston's Mildred Avenue Middle School come from low-income, minority familes, and have parents who didn't go to college. Many don't speak English at home and have no plans to attend college.

Which is exactly why officials decided to make it the only middle school in the city with a full-time college counseling office. They want to persuade the school's 560 students that college is attainable.

Middle school offices specifically dedicated to college guidance are part of a growing trend at schools across the country as officials try to make sure students don't begin planning too late. Read more

“Billy is a great guy who served honorably in Vietnam and on the Boston Fire Department”

A Boston firefighter on disability leave will face charges that he illegally bought $200-worth of Oxycontin painkillers from a known drug dealer. via Boston Globe

“By planting trees and educating the public about the dangers of sun exposure, Boston is showing its commitment to the health of its environment and residents.”

On Earth Day, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson joined Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and SHADE Foundation of America founder Shonda Schilling to recognize Boston as a SunWise ... via WebWire

Advocates for clergy sex abuse victims are outraged that a priest accused of drunkenly propositioning a 12-year-old girl has been allowed to return to parish work. via WHDH

Drivers on the Massachusetts Turnpike beware. The Boston Herald reports that state troopers handed out 722 more speeding citations on the Pike during the first two months of 2008, compared to last year. via WBZ TV

“It wasn't an occasional occurrence”

Jeffrey Conley, executive director of the city's finance commission, said a neighbor saw workers coming in late, leaving early and locking up the West Roxbury yard before the end of the work day. via Boston Herald

“It's good to see these types of arrests, it discourages the killing and exploitation of endangered species like the sperm whale”

A Nantucket scrimshander who is alleged to have illegally imported ivory and sperm-whale teeth from overseas and sold it on the island was indicted in a Boston federal court Thursday on numerous charges ... via The Inquirer & Mirror

“The tapes are educational, historical and revealing.”

Yoko Ono is fighting in Boston federal court to keep tapes of John Lennon joking about drugging Richard M. Nixon, a video company says. via Cool925.com

Movies based on old myths usually offer no real surprises. They are basically good versus evil and the viewer can count on the heroes ultimately prevailing. via Pasadena Star-News

“I didn't realize it was a coyote”

A coyote was captured yesterday across from District Court. "This is the first I can remember" of a coyote in the downtown, said Don Famico, the city's longtime animal control officer. via SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

An 88-year-old woman was attacked in her Hyde Park apartment early this morning, Boston police said. via Boston Globe

“Renewing this facility early demonstrates our continued access to capital and reinforces the stability of our funding platform in this unsettled market environment.”

NewStar Financial, Inc. , a Boston-based specialty finance company, today announced that it has amended its $400 million warehouse credit facility with Wachovia to extend the effective maturity of the facility ... via PrimeNewswire

April 18. 2008 12:16AM Telegram & Gazette Clara Barton would have cried at today's stance on genocide AS I SEE IT By Harry N. Mazadoorian One of the greatest ironies involving the Armenian Genocide almost a ... via Groong Armenian News Network

Gov. Deval Patrick is celebrating Earth Day by announcing a new park in Boston and touting his green energy initiatives at a speech at MIT. via WLBZ

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is spending $3 million on a network of wells aimed at stopping leaks and preserving the structural integrity of buildings in Boston's Back Bay. via North Adams Transcript

Here is your friendly Earth Day tune-in again for Sundance Channel's season 2 of The Green!! Tomorrow night , be sure to catch the episode entitled "Gen Y" and keep a look out for the "Food" episode on 4/29. ... via DigitallyOBSESSED.com

A 20-year-old man has been fatally shot at a state park in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood. via WWLP

“It's an international event. It's exciting to see the runners come in”

"It's a perfect day for everyone. The Marathon really brings Boston together," said Carrington Edmunds, 29, as he watched it all in front of the finish line on Boylston Street. via Boston Herald

“What have you done for me lately?”

An obituary of the anti-busing rabble-rouser Louise Day Hicks has sat in my in-basket for weeks. via Statesman Journal

Alright, let's get right to it - we all know what's at stake here. The first ever on-screen meeting between Jackie Chan and Jet Li goes like this: Li's character, Silent Monk, has stolen away with a magical ... via Film Threat

“Look at this, you can turn it into a vest when you start getting hot.”

This Monday the Boston Marathon runners will undoubtedly motivate a lot of us to start working out. via Cw56.com

The 11-year ordeal of Chester J. Chalupowski at the hands of unscrupulous lawyers scheming to gain control over his estate led Dr.

LYNCHED BY COURT ORDER HOW TO STEAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY TURNING PUBLIC COURTROOMS INTO A PRIVATE PLAYGROUND Author: Mac Koch-Lebel In Essex County, Massachusetts, a group of lawyers supported by several ...

“MGH has done a miraculous job”

Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who was injured in a fall in late March, was released from the hospital today and is at home resting comfortably, a spokesman said. via Boston Globe

Two men were shot in South Boston early Friday morning. The shooting happened at the subsidized housing complex on Old Colony Road and Preble Circle. via Cw56.com

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“Very few of my friends have jobs yet”

Albertsons supermarket said "no," and so did Macy's department store and a local grocer. via Telegram & Gazette

“Vengeance has a way of rebounding upon oneself.”

Martial-arts movie fans have been waiting 20 years for this one moment, the one that comes 30 minutes into the new martial-arts epic, 'The Forbidden Kingdom.' That's when martial-arts clown Jackie Chan and ... via Hartford Courant

“We all have tens of thousands of cousins”

I ALWAYS thought that genealogy was for people whose blood ran blue. It was for folks who traced their ancestry to the Mayflower or the American Revolution, not those who came over in steerage one step ahead of ... via The Boston Globe

“The next thing flames were shooting through the roof.”

Six firefighters were injured and eight people were left homeless yesterday when a three-alarm blaze ripped through a two-family home in Brookline. via FireHouse.com

A Boston city councilor's proposal to raise the bargain rental rate at historic Faneuil Hall has been rebuked by fellow councilors. via Telegram & Gazette

“The challenge will be selecting a topic”

Boston Print Buyers' first-ever Roundtable Discussion Group will take place on Wednesday, May 14th, in Waltham, MA. via Quick Printing

The plot is pure choose-your-own-adventure: A bullied fanboy from South Boston is teleported back into a fantasia of feudal China, where he's singled out as the long-anticipated "Chosen One" prophesied to ... via Pitch Weekly

The heads of three job agencies say the poor economy could make summer jobs for teenagers scarce this year. via WCSH-TV Portland

Former House Speaker turned talk show host Thomas Finneran has registered as a lobbyist on Beacon Hill. via WWLP

Back in 2005 Keshet was a small Jamaica Plain-based organization focused on advocating for LGBT inclusion within the Jewish community in the Boston area; its executive director, Idit Klein, was the ... via EDGEptown.com News Feed v1.0

“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined that the manner of death is homicide, caused by smoke inhalation and thermal injuries”

Little Sophia Johnson, 2, and her sister, Acia "CeCe" Johnson, 14, died in the April 6 fire at 154 W. Sixth St. via Boston Herald

Next week, students from six Boston-area schools will participate in a motivational program hosted by Eugene Napoleon, best selling author and former professional football player, and streetball legend Waliyy ... via KVOA-TV Tucson

“I live in the town. You see all these things you associate with kids and you're wondering if you know them.”

Ride the T from Arlington to Park Street. Scan the headlines of this newspaper. Normally, a house doesn't burn down in just three minutes. via Boston Herald

A four-alarm fire tore through a home in Dorchester Monday morning. Everyone escaped safely. via WBZ TV

New York City police say a child was discovered unhurt in a car where an 18-year-old woman was found shot to death.

Police say that a man in his 30s also was found in the car with a gunshot wound to his leg. He is in stable condition at a Bronx hospital.

Police say the three are from Boston, Mass., but have not provided further information on their identities.

Officers responding to a report of a man shot found the three about 4 p.m. Sunday inside the car near Torry and Barrett avenues in the Bronx. Read more

“For the first time, ACNM is taking advantage of our crown jewel event to enhance the public visibility of the high-quality and comprehensive services offered by certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives”

Main Category: Women's Health / Gynecology Also Included In: Conferences Article Date: 11 Apr 2008 - 4:00 PDT newsletters The first American College of Nurse-Midwives Women's Health Expo will be held from 10 ... via Medical News Today

“We are now among the leadership states on solar energy”

Despite its long winters and aging housing stock, Massachusetts has a sunny future in solar power - both as consumer and producer. via MassLive.com

“This important legislation comes none too soon. As strong as Boston is economically, we are seeing every day how the meltdown of our financial system is affecting the lives of people who live in our neighborhoods and call Boston home”

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino testified Thursday in Washington, D.C. at a hearing on the Economic, Mortgage and Housing Rescue Bill. via Boston Business Journal

“Even though she struggled, she's never hurt these kids in any way physically.”

General Assignment Reporter Jessica Van Sack is the Herald's Boston police bureau chief covering crime and justice. via Boston Herald

A Boston-based Army Reserve unit returns home tomorrow after a 13-month deployment that included nine months in Iraq.

The 719th Transportation Battalion will be welcomed home by family and friends at a special ceremony at the Westin Boston Waterfront starting at 4 p-m.

Senator John Kerry is scheduled to speak at the event.

More than 60 members of the unit from across New England were deployed in March 2007.

Commander Lieutenant MacKinnon says the 719th's main mission was to provide movement control over Iraq's roads. Read more

“We should hold a hearing to keep it from repeating”

The Boston Herald reports: As Boston was bailing out the budget-strapped schools, the city cut a whopping $148,000 one-time payout to the retired superintendent for a record stack of unused vacation and sick ... via Newsalert

Two NStar workers are recovering from injuries following a manhole fire near Downtown Crossing in Boston. via MassLive.com

LYNCHED BY COURT ORDER HOW TO STEAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY TURNING PUBLIC COURTROOMS INTO A PRIVATE PLAYGROUND Author: Mac Koch-Lebel In Essex County, Massachusetts, a group of lawyers supported by several ...

Anna Reisopoulos' family told the Herald Monday night the critically injured woman was on a respirator in the intensive-care unit of Boston Medical Center suffering from severe smoke inhalation. via Boston Herald

“She called him a 'white trash cracker,' spit in his face, and threatened to return with a knife and 'cut the victim's [genitals] off.'”

Local newspapers have provided more background about 14-year-old Acia Johnson and her 3-year-old sister, Sophia, who perished in a house fire in South Boston over the weekend. via Bostonist

“He removed her under some horrible conditions”

A Yarmouth police officer ran into a flaming home early this morning and rescued a woman who had passed out in the smoke. via Boston Globe

“I was crying and the bleeding was all over the floor.”

Beacon Hill lawmakers are reacting to a story you saw first on WBZ. A South Boston representative says he wants a law to protect our children from dangerous hooks in stores around the Bay State.

Metal display hooks -- they can be found in almost any store, and State Representative Brian Wallace of South Boston wants to ban them in Massachusetts because across the country, children like Noah Willemin are getting badly injured.

The 2-year-old fell on a display hook holding shiny bows. "He had lacerated his eyelid," explained Noah's mom Renee. Read more

Investigators are trying to determine if a fast-moving fire that killed two sisters in their South Boston townhouse was deliberately set.

The 3-year-old and 14-year-old girls were trapped on the top floor of their triple-decker when the fire broke out just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The names of the victims were not released by authorities pending positive identification, but neighbors identified the older girl as Acia Johnson, and her young sister as Sophia Johnson.

The girls' mother and brother were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. Read more

Police have arrested a New Bedford man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 30-year-old man during a fight outside a Fairhaven VFW. via Cw56.com

“Sometime prior to the 3:18 a.m. tragedy, the girls' mother had a fight with another woman, who allegedly threatened the family , sources said.”

Update: The Herald has just released a story saying that the fire may have been arson. via Bostonist

Two sisters from a South Boston family were killed in a fast moving fire early Sunday morning.

The 14-year-old girl and her 3-year-old sister were on the top floor of their triple-decker when the fire broke out at about 3 a.m.

Witnesses tell WCVB-TV that the girls' brother screamed to the girls to jump out of the burning building.

The children were found in a closet on the third floor.

The girls' mother and brother are hospitalized.

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“It flies in the face of what the governor said he would do. This is literally taking 100 police officers off the street every single day during peak hours. What more protection would you rather have”

Senate lawmakers opened the door to replacing police details with civilian flagmen at road and bridge construction sites yesterday, stopping short of offering any clear reforms. via Berkshire Eagle

A man arrested today for a slaying last year was the fourth person to be charged with murder this week in Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and Boston Police Department announced. via Boston Globe

“It turns out it's not that simple. It feels simple, but there are public safety issues, and that has to come first, so we have begun to engage public safety officials, police, local officials, to help us craft the right way to do this”

Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday offered tepid talk about reducing police details at road construction sites after a backlash from law enforcement unions and local officials over his plan to start using flagmen ... via WHDH

Chris Cornell and Ashes Divide will also play The Bravery , Chris Cornell and Ashes Divide have been announced to join Linkin Park on this year's Projekt Revolution tour kicking off July 16 in Boston . via NME.com

“They don't have to do anything for us.”

Cassandra Vaughan , a recruiting manager with the Fairmont Copley Plaza, talked with Laporcha Gross and Amir Leeloo at a job fair last week at the Park Plaza. via The Boston Globe

“These arrests are the direct result of police and prosecutors working hand in hand to build strong and ethical cases that will stand up in court”

'Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today announced the arrests of two men in connection with the murder of 29-year-old Urel Duncan last year. via BPDNews